Hinge mounting for swinging closures



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' HINGE MOUNTING FOR SWINGING CLOSURES Filed June 26, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR w. M.PHE

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Patented Sept. 29, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HINGE MOUNTING FOR SWINGING CLOSURES William M. Phelan, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Application June 26, 1940, Serial No. 342,511

In Canada June 2'7, 1939 4 Claims. (01. 16128) so after being swung to a diilerent position. The

given position may be the closed or open position of the door. I

More particularly, the invention consists in mounting a door by means of upper and lower hinges designed so that the upper and lower hinged portions of the door swing about relatively offset centers and describe arcuate paths of dif- The construction and arrangement of the hinges is such that the door hangs true and. level in a given position and, when swung from said position, is bodily slanted so that its own weight automatically causes it to return to said position whenever it is free to do so.

Proceeding now to a more detailed description reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, wherein Fig. 1 is an outside elevational view of a door mounted in accordance with my invention. In

this view the door is shown hanging true and level in its closed position. I

Fig. 2 is an inside elevational view of the door appearing in Fig. 1. In this View the door is shown in the slanted position which it assumes when open.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the door as it appears in the open position shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view along the line 44 of Fig. l. f

Fig. 5 is a sectional view along the line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the door-carried leaf of the lower hinge appearing in th preceding figures.

Fig. '7 is'a sectional view along the line 'l-'! of Fig. 6. v

Fig. 8 i an inverted plan view of the door-carried .leaf of the upper hing appearing in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view along the line 99 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10 is a plan View of one of the post carried leaves of the hinges appearing in Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

Fig. 11 is a sectional View along the line H--ll of Fig. 10.

In these drawings I have shown a door 5 hinged to a corner portion of a hollow rectangular door post 6 by upper and lower hinges generally indicated at I and 8. In this particular instance the hinges are so designed and arranged that the door is biased to assume a closed position and to return to such position whenever it is free to do so after being swung to open position. When the door is in its closed position, the free vertical edge thereofengages a door stop carried by a second door post (not shown) located opposite th post 6. As the door swing to open or closed position the upper portion of the hinged edge swings about the centre C (Fig. 4) and describes the arcuate path P. The lower portion of the hinged edge simultaneously swings about the centre C (Fi 5) and describes the arcuate path P. In its closed position the door hangs true and level as shown in Fig. 1. In its open position the door is bodily slanted (as shown in Fig. 2) by reason of the fact that the upper and lower portions of the hinged edge swing about the relatively offset centres C and, C and describes arcuate paths P and P of diiferent radii. It is this particular slanting of the door which causes it to swing back to a. closed position by its own weight wheneverit is free to so move after being opened.

As here shown the upper hing 1 comprises a door-carried leaf 9 and a post-carried leaf I0. Leaf 9 is provided with a flat face H which is clamped against the outer side ofdoor 5 by the threaded studs l2 and clamping nuts l3. Leaf 9 is also provided with a socket M in which is fitted an ,upwardly projecting pin l5 carried by the companion leaf l0. This pin and socket connection between the leaves 9 and I0 constitutes the hinge pivot, the centre of which is represented at C in Fig. 4. The hinge leaf I0 is notched to provide a right angle recess l6 defined by the walls I! and I8. These walls I! and 18 are respectively clamped against the faces l9 and 20 of the door post 6 by means of the threaded stud 2| and the clamping nut 22.

The lower hinge 8 comprises a door-carried leaf 24 provided with a flat face 25 which is clamped against the outer side of the door by the threaded studs 26 and the clamping nut 21. This leaf 24 is also provided with a socket 28 in which is fitted a pin l5 projecting downwardly from the associated post-carried leaf 30. The leaf 30 is a duplicate of the previously mentioned post-carried leaf Ill except that it is reversely arranged so that the pin portion thereof projects downwardly instead of upwardly. In this connection it will be noted that leaf 30 is also provided with a right angle recess I6 defined by the walls I! and [8. It will be noted, however, that the recess wal1 I! of leaf 30 is engaged with the face 20 of post 6 while the recess wall I8 is en- ,totheleft hand door post.

screwed home on the stud Zl gaged with the post face 19. It is this reversal of the post-carried leaf 3! of the lower hinge with reference to the post-carried leaf ll] of the upper V hinge which results in the hinge centre C being offset relatively to the hinge centre C. It will also be noted that the door-carried leaf 24 of the lower hinge 8 is longer than the door-carried leaf 9 of the upper hinge. difference in the relative lengths of the door-carried hinge leaves and to the relative offsetting of It is owing to this the hinge centres C and C that the door .is.

caused to hang true and level in the closed posi open position shown in Figs. 2 and 3;

The component parts of the hinges described herein are capable of interchangeable assembly tion and to be bodily inclined when swung. to the;

connected to said post-carried leaves, each of the so that they may be used for 'hingingj the door fl to either the left or right hand post .of .a door opening and in such manner as to bias the door. to assume either a closed or an open position; In the present drawings the door isshow n hinged I If it is desired to hinge the door to the right hand post this may be accomplished by applying the leaves of each hinge so that the relative positions thereof, are reversed as compared with the present drawing. In other words, in thecase of a door hinged to the righthand doorpost so as to be automatically returned to closed position, the door-carried leaf 9 of the upper hinge would be inverted and arranged below the associated post-carried leaf It], the latter being also inverted so that its pin l5 extends downwardly'to fit within the upwardly facing socket of the inverted leaf 9. Therewould be a similar reversal of'the leaves 24 and of the lower hinge 8 so that leaf 24 would lieabove instead of below its associated leaf 39. If it is desired to mount the door so that it tends toassume an open position and to automatically return to such open position after being closed this is accomplished by transposing the position of the two hinges so ,that the upper portion of the door is hung from the door post by the hinge 8 while the lower portion is hung by the hinge I. This transposal of the hinges l and 8is feasible whether the door is tobe hinged to either the left or rightrhand door post. V I

The sockets l4 and28 of the hinge, leaves 9 and 24 are preferably fitted with, suitable bushings 32 which serve'as'bearings forthe hinge pins 15. These bushings may be made of graphite, metal or any other suitable material. 7

In the constructionshown in Figs. 4 and 5 each stud 2| extends inwardly through a corner opening 34 of the post 6 and through. a reg.- istering opening 35 of a filler piece 36 which is interposed between the nut 22 and the inner surfaces 3'! and 38 of the two sides of the post which meet to form the corner to which the post-carried hinge leaves are applied. Each filler piece is provided with inclined surfaces 39 which are flatly en aged with the post surfaces 31 and 38 and with a further flat surface 40' against which the associated nut 22 1s jammed as it is In Fig. 3 I have shown a slightly modifiedfiller piece 36. In this case the filler piece is triangular in shape and completely fills the insid? an le of the corner to which the post-carried hinge leaves are secured. r r r "I last mentioned leaves being provided with a right angle recess in which the said corner portion of .the post is fitted and with a threaded stud extending inwardly from the walls of said recess through an opening provided in the said corner portion of the post, a nut threaded on each of said studs and a filler piece interposed between each nut and the inner surfaces of the sides of said filler piece providing a flat bearing for said 'nut and being provided with inclined side surfaces disposed in fiat engagement with the inner surfaces of the side walls of the post which form said corner, said filler piece being also provided with apertures through which said studs extend.

2. Means for hinging a door to a corner portion of a hollow rectangular door post so that the door isthereby biased to assume a given position and to automatically return to that position whenever it is free to do so after being swung to a different position, said means comprising upper and lower post-carried hinge leaves provided with right angle recesses in which the said corner portion of the postris fitted, said post-carried leaves extending outwardly at different angles from said corner portion, means for' fastening said post-carried leaves to said post, upper and lower door-carried leaves of unequal length fastened to and projecting outwardly different distances from one side of said door, each door-carried leaf being provided with a vertical hinge pm which is fitted in a vertical socket of one of the post-carried leaves to provide a pivotal connection, the vertical axis of which is horizontally offset with respectv to the vertical axis of the pivotal connection provided between the remaining post and door-carried leaves.

3. The construction set forth in claim 2 in which the means for fastening the post-carried leaves to said post comprises studs extending from the recessed portions of said leaves through comer openings provided in the said corner portion of the post and clamping nuts carried by said studs for clamping said leaves to said post.

4. The construction set forth in claim 2 in which the means for fastening the post-carried leaves to said post comprises studs extending from the recessed portions of said leaves through corner openings provided in the said corner por- WILLIAM M. PHELAN. 

